Golden Bodie: Senior forward’s overtime goal secures district championship for Pirates

Hannibal senior forward Bodie Rollins, left, and junior defender Cooper Scott celebrate Rollins' overtime goal that gave the Pirates a 1-0 victory over Fort Zumwalt South in the Class 3 District 4 championship game Saturday night in St. Peter's, Mo. | Photo courtesy Tim Vizer Photography

ST. PETER’S, Mo. — Bodie Rollins could barely recall how the ball got to his foot, but he will never forget what happened after it left it. Six minutes, 45 seconds into the first sudden death overtime of Saturday’s Class 3 District 4 title game against Fort Zumwalt South, the Hannibal senior forward scored the…

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Rollins, Pirates keep right on rolling into postseason with another whitewashing

Hannibal senior midfielder Bodie Rollins broke the Pirates' career assists record during Thursday night's 9-1 victory over Warrenton at the Veterans Sports Complex in Hannibal, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Bodie Rollins admitted the Hannibal career assists record had been on his mind in recent games. “Everybody knows that I’ve been a little selfishly unselfish lately,” Rollins said. The senior forward entered Thursday’s regular-season finale against Warrenton two assists away from breaking Corey Allensworth’s mark of 65 assists. Rollins tied the record…

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Raiders and Devils kick to a draw on the pitch

Quincy High struck first twice, then the Raiders rallied to take the lead. Quincy's Logan Epping hit a second half equalizer as the teams fought to a 3-3 draw at Flinn Stadium Thursday night. — Photo by Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Andrew Brown was so close. Painstakingly close. With three minutes left and the Quincy High School and Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer teams deadlocked at 3 during Thursday night’s clash at Flinn Stadium, Quincy’s Logan Epping received a through ball on the right wing from Trace Routh. Epping kept his eyes up and…

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Scoreboard for Monday, Sept. 16

MACOMB, Ill. — The Macomb boys and girls golf teams each took home Prairieland Conference crowns Monday afternoon at Macomb Country Club. The Bombers boys squad finished with a combined 316, 17 shots clear of Illini West in second. Brady Scalf carded a 76, one stroke ahead of Illini West’s Nick Bruns, to win the…

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Raiders finds adjustments to their liking, pile up six goals in dispatching Railsplitters

The Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team put together a complete effort in Saturday's 6-1 victory over Lincoln at Advance Physical Therapy Field. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — That’s more like it. The Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team had only scored five goals in its first five games, but the Raiders’ performance, especially offensively in the second half, in their 6-1 victory Saturday over Lincoln at Advance Physical Therapy Field is an encouraging sign. “That’s more of what I was…

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‘They deserved it’: Cyclones flex muscle, end Raiders season in sectional championship

Quincy Notre Dame junior forward Makayla Patton drives past Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin defender Callie Huston during Wednesday's Class 1A sectional championship in Riverton, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

RIVERTON, Ill. — The tone of Mark Thomas’ voice almost never changes. This was the case even as the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team fell behind in the first half of Wednesday’s Class 1A Riverton Sectional championship game against Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin. “If we keep this at 2-1 at halftime, we’re fine,” the Raiders…

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Raiders seek payback against Cyclones in rematch of last season’s regional title game

Quincy Notre Dame junior forward Makayla Patton has scored five postseason goals in leading the Raiders into Tuesday's Class 1A sectional championship game against Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin in Riverton, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. In 2023, the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team reached the Class 1A Sacred Heart-Griffin Regional championship game, but the host Cyclones upended the Raiders 4-2. This was the final game of Mark Longo’s 34-year career as the Raiders’ head coach. Longo…

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Hannibal, QND girls soccer squads light up scoreboard, each wins twice in invitational

Hannibal junior forward Abbie Martin dribbles past her defender during Saturday's 5-1 win over St. Charles West in the Lady Pirate Invitational at the Veterans Sports Complex. | Shane Hulsey photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal girls soccer team fought a war of attrition this weekend, and coach Eric Hill believes they won that war. After fighting back from down three goals to earn a draw with Parkway Central on Friday night, the Pirates returned to their winning ways on Saturday, defeating Southern Boone 8-0 and…

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